Climate Change Impacts Across California - Crosscutting Issues

Apr 5, 2022 - Discriminatory Housing Policies Correspond to Increased Community Vulnerabilities. Many neighborhoods facing disproportionate levels of risk from climate impacts also align with those that experienced historical housing discrimination policies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4575

The 2018-19 Budget: The May Revision—Funding to Address Homelessness

May 12, 2018 - Long-term rent assistance tends to be more expensive than rapid re housing. Similarly, supportive housing construction tends to require significant upfront costs. Supportive housing also typically takes years to site and build.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3831

Considering Changes to Streamline Local Housing Approvals

May 17, 2016 - Regional Housing Needs Allocation Process Defines Each Community ’s Fair Share of Housing. Each community ’s fair share of housing is determined through a process known as Regional Housing Needs Allocation (RHNA).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3470

Understanding the Veterans Services Landscape in California

Jan 17, 2017 - Variety of Federal and State Housing Programs Aim to Make Affordable Housing Available to Veterans in the Community. The federal and state governments administer a number of programs that aim to help veterans transition into permanent housing, or to make permanent housing more affordable.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3525

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2023 - Many  of the spending solutions in natural resources and environment, transportation, and housing and homelessness are subject to this trigger restoration  language. $2.6   Billion in Spending Reductions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4662

The 2019-20 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 14, 2019 - The program provides loans to developers for housing developments that include housing for low ‑ to middle ‑income households. Additionally, the budget proposes expanding the state ’s housing tax credit program by $ 500  m illion.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3916

The 2021-22 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 10, 2021 - The Governor ’s budget proposes one-time increases of several existing tax credits and exclusions: Affordable Housing. $500  million for tax credits to builders of rental housing affordable to low-income households.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4309

The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California

Dec 13, 2018 - House of Representatives are apportioned based on population. There are 435 seats in the House. Under the Constitution, each state is guaranteed one seat in the House and the remaining 385 seats are apportioned based on the Census population counts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3909

Main Types of Disaster Recovery Assistance

Jan 10, 2019 - These include various housing-related assistance, such as for housing repair and replacement, temporary housing construction, and rental assistance. They also include reimbursements for various non-housing related expenses caused by a disaster—including medical, dental, funeral, child care, heating, personal property, legal, and moving costs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3917

The 2020 Census: Potential Impacts on California [Publication Details]

Dec 13, 2018 - In this report, we first provide information on what the Census is. Second, we discuss how the Census is conducted—including the steps the federal government has taken to date and what it plans to do over the next few years to conduct the 2020 Census. (We also describe state efforts to supplement these federal activities.) We then discuss the likelihood of an undercount in California in 2020.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3909